> we should first ensure that points are awarded for valuable behavior Do url submissions deserve points: http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u=http%3A%2F%2

> we should first ensure that points are awarded for valuable behavior Do url submissions deserve points: http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.ycombinator.com%2Fpointsforthis&t=Should%20this%20Garner%20Points%3F http://news.ycombinator.com/submitlink?u=http%3A%2F%2Fnews.y...? I think that this may drive certain undesirable behavior (e.g. duplicate story submissions, down-vote capability for new-ish accounts). On the other hand, points derived from the comments you make are probably a better indicator of the quality of your contribution to HN.